QA Manager

Barcelona - Spain

Monthly Salary: EUR 7 - 10

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Linde Material Handling is a leading global manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse trucks and a provider of intralogistics solutions and services. As an innovation leader we deliver progressive products and tailored solutions which meet all individual requirements that an application or company may have.

Advanced products and solutions require increasingly digitized systems.

The Digital Hub is the place where new solutions are developed from idea to prototype and then incorporated into products. We combine methods such as design thinking and agile application development with cutting-edge digital technologies.

If you want to be part of keeping the world moving this is the right place.

Our culture is driven by our corporate values: Integrity Collaboration Courage and Excellence.

Invent digital applications from scratch!

Solve customer problems with the latest technology!

Have freedom to innovate and make a difference!

Bring product ideas to the customer to perfect them to the smallest detail!

Become part of the team!

We offer:

What we offer:

Attractive remuneration based on your experience skills and development.

The opportunity to participate in the international projects and a significant influence on company IT development. Work in a high-tech environment with 5 hubs in Europe!

high-impact leadership role combining strategy execution and people development.

Opportunity to shape QA practices at scale within a SAFe environment.

The opportunity to work in the fast growing worldwide company

Extensive trainings in your area of responsibility. Professional growth opportunities in both technical and leadership tracks.

Dfactory Building (Zona Franca of Barcelona)

60% of the workday in Home Office (Modern Office in Barcelona)

Flexible hours and intensive Friday schedule

Seasonal fruit in the office

Private health insurance

Food Allowance

Committed to Diversity and Society: Support for employees with children with disabilities.

We are looking for you!

Tasks and Qualifications:

About the Role

As a QA Manager you will take on a multi-faceted role that blends hands-on testing strategic leadership and people development. You will be instrumental in driving quality across our Agile Release Train (ART) while also acting as the dedicated QA for our Safety Analytics team and leading our QA chapter in Barcelona.

This position combines three key dimensions:

1. Individual Contributor (Safety Analytics Team) Act as the teams dedicated QA ensuring the reliability performance and security of our flagship safety & energy features through test design automation and validation.

2. ART-Level QA Strategy Leadership Define and own the quality strategy for the ART in collaboration with the System Architect setting standards practices and tooling to raise quality across all teams.

3. Chapter Lead (People Manager) Lead and mentor the local QA team in Barcelona (4 direct reports) focusing on career development training and building a strong community of practice.

The exact balance between these responsibilities will be tailored to your profile and experience but success in this role requires the ability to move seamlessly between execution strategy and leadership.

Your Responsibilities

1. Hands-on QA

Act as the dedicated QA engineer within the Safety Analytics team.
Design automate and execute tests for safety & energy flagship features.
Ensure product stability through exploratory regression performance and security testing.
Collaborate with developers and product owners to embed quality into every step of the development cycle.
Own defect management documentation and continuous improvement for your teams QA practices.

2. ART-Level QA Strategy Leadership

Define and evolve the ART-wide QA strategy in alignment with the System Architect.
Establish and enforce standards practices and tools across distributed teams.
Drive test automation CI/CD integration and performance testing to increase delivery speed and reliability.
Partner with Product Managers Architects and Developers to ensure quality is considered from concept to release.
Continuously improve processes for defect prevention traceability and compliance.

3. Chapter Lead Responsibilities (Barcelona QA Team)

Act as people manager for the local QA team (4 direct reports).
Provide career development coaching and mentoring supporting growth paths for junior and mid-level QAs.
Lead recruitment onboarding and training of new QA engineers.
Foster a QA Community of Practice ensuring consistency of methods tools and standards across teams.
Conduct performance reviews and feedback sessions promoting a culture of quality and collaboration.
Important: You do not own your teams backlog or delivery your focus is professional growth and excellence.

Core Competencies

Strategic QA Leadership Experience defining and implementing QA strategies across multiple teams or ARTs.
Hands-On Testing Expertise Strong background in functional regression performance and security testing.
Test Automation & CI/CD Proficiency with frameworks (e.g. Selenium Cypress Playwright Appium) and integration into CI/CD pipelines.
Collaboration & Influence Ability to work cross-functionally with architects product owners and developers.
People Leadership Skilled at mentoring career coaching and building cohesive QA communities.
Continuous Improvement Mindset Passion for efficiency innovation and building a quality-first culture.

Experience & Qualifications

Work Experience: 710 years in software QA with a mix of hands-on testing and strategic leadership.
Leadership: Previous experience as a QA Lead Chapter Lead or Manager with direct reports.
Agile/SAFe Experience: Practical knowledge of Agile environments; SAFe experience is a strong plus.
Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or related field.
Certifications: ISTQB or equivalent certifications are desirable.
Language: Fluent English and Spanish are required (working language).

Required Experience:

Manager